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en-usPhys.org internet news portal provides the latest news on science including: Physics, Nanotechnology, Life Sciences, Space Science, Earth Science, Environment, Health and Medicine.US natural gas market buffered against local policy interventionThe depth and efficiency of the United States natural gas market would buffer it against potential local policy interventions aimed at limiting access to shale gas resources, according to a new paper by energy economists at Rice University's Baker Institute for Public Policy.http://phys.org/news343488295.html
EarthWed, 18 Feb 2015 13:25:03 EDTnews343488295Researchers question evaluation methods for protected areas in the Amazon(Phys.org) —The indicators currently being used to guide policy and investments into protected areas in the Amazon may not be having the desired effect.http://phys.org/news283541732.html
EarthTue, 26 Mar 2013 20:00:04 EDTnews283541732Scientists show positive effects of affirmative action policies promoting womenInterventions to promote women have continuously been criticized as ineffective and inhibiting performance. Economists of the University of Innsbruck have now rejected this criticism; they conducted a series of experiments which examined the efficiency and effects of various interventions to increase women's willingness to enter competition. The study has been published in the current issue of Science.http://phys.org/news247413705.html
Other SciencesThu, 02 Feb 2012 14:02:03 EDTnews247413705Food price spikes, volatility not the same issue(PhysOrg.com) -- When global food prices rose sharply starting in late 2010 and hit an all-time high in February, many leaders, including the presidents of the World Bank and of France, spoke about the increases and conflated them with issues of food price volatility. In a paper published online July 13 in the journal Foreign Affairs, Cornell economist Chris Barrett argues that international leaders should treat the spike in prices and food price volatility as separate problems.http://phys.org/news229923070.html
Other SciencesFri, 15 Jul 2011 04:50:01 EDTnews229923070Scientific Understanding of Corruption Sought(PhysOrg.com) -- Corruption is one of the most cited factors inhibiting economic development. It impedes political and economic growth, reduces the welfare of societies, increases income inequality and reduces trust in political institutions.http://phys.org/news170434611.html
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